Coric defeats Federer to win at HalleBorna Coric won his first title on grass at the Gerry Weber Open in Halle, defeating nine-time champion Roger Federer 7-6(6), 3-6, 6-2 in just over 2 hours.
Coric snapped Federer's 20-match winning steak on the surface.
Federer, who owned a 2-0 Head2Head record against the Croatian heading into the championship match, was aiming to win a 10th title in 12 finals at the event and retain his status as World No. 1 in the ATP Rankings.
As a result of his three-set loss to the Croatian, Rafael Nadal will return to the top spot of the ATP Rankings, and will be the top seed at the Wimbledon Championships which begin July 2nd.